Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20175969000
Revision Date:2017-04-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-5969 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
Description:** DISPUTED ** libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser."
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-5969
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'libxml2' package in precise is affected and needs fixing.
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